"Total brain fart" - Henry Slade lucky not to see red for awful collision

Exeter found themselves in a tough situation as Slade was sin-binned six minutes into the second half. Replays showed he had elbowed Northampton's Burger Odendaal in the head, leading to Odendaal failing his subsequent HIA.

One fan reflected, "Honestly, I think I'm slightly leaning towards agreeing with those who think that should have been red..."

A second commented, "So what mitigation was there for this not to be a red? Looking at the laws, it must start at a red? No idea what Slade is doing here, total brain fart."

Another shared, "I agree it's 100% an accident but, all players have a duty of care when on the rugby pitch. Slade here causes a high impact head on head collision which leads to the defending player suffering from a concussion."

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